zodadAug 1, 2007

I certainly don't want to see the day when water is entirely owned by private concerns..I was always under the impression that air and water were free commodities available to all...Gee I wonder how much a gallon will cost..How much can ya get for a liter of fresh air..By the way do all these water restrictions also apply to the local golf courses or are they exempt because of big money concerns??Water is slowly becoming a commodity to be be controlled and rationed by the super rich..Ya may have to go fill up at a local water station some day....MMMMMM 1984 has come and gone...

yarightAug 1, 2007

Drill your own well and tell the city where to go!

DarrenAug 1, 2007

Brogden, that's a good point. Markets handle things very efficiently when everyone has a clear understanding of who owns what. A free market in water would quickly result in the cheapest and most environmentally friendly use of water since water providers would be liable for damages caused by their processes and water customers would be paying for the true cost of everything involved in water use (making them find new ways to conserve water).

BrogdenJul 31, 2007

There need to be two water systems to each home. One - water to consume. Treated, safe. The other not toxic but for use watering grass, washing cars, etc. This would eliminate the need for all of the nitrogen going back into the rivers, etc. Now, the way it is, pretty much all water used regardless of use has been treated for drinking. That's a huge waste.

joco cruiserJul 31, 2007

We wouldn't be having any of these problems if people had to get their own water from a stream. Course, people would be a lot slimmer if that were to happen.

ladyblueJul 31, 2007

Kerr lake is also getting strained with everyone trying to get their water. Never thought I'd see the day Vance country would need to advise bordering counties to watch and keep up with their growth. I don't understand why people who think that multiplying humans on earth uses resources, and without resources going back in the earth, it is bound to run out sooner or later. Why have people become so greedy. That's what happens when we quit caring for each other and only look out for ourselves. Seems to me if some companies want to invent creative ways to increase resources they shouldn't let the county hold them back. If they succeed then we could switch to their developments.

DarrenJul 31, 2007

Yes, this is the kind of thing you see when the government controls something. When will we realize that there's nothing special about water that makes it impossible to be owned and delivered by private competing companies? Just get the government out of the water business, and the private sector will find a way to quickly and efficiently deliver cheap, clean water to consumers, developing lots of new technologies along the way. It's just a matter of respecting property rights.